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nutrition (noo-trĭ´shәn)   the sum of the processes involved in taking in nutrients, assimilating them, and using them, particularly for building sound bodies and promoting health. Good nutrition means having a balanced diet that contains adequate amounts of the essential nutritional elements that the body must have to function normally. adj., nutri´tional., adj.
 

enteral nutrition  foods and liquids provided via tube feeding when a patient's condition prevents normal intake through the mouth.





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